Category: Gun Rights Organizations

Looks like I’ve been linked by NRA publications, in an article by Chris Cox.  But to me the neat thing is that the article appears in American Rifleman and America’s First Freedom.  If only dead tree media could drive click throughs, I’d be doing well traffic wise this month, I’d imagine.

Looks like he’s having his say in Bitter’s comments.  It looks like he’s distancing himself from previous comments.  He’s still not getting my vote.

We need to make sure this guy never gets on the board.  Pat Wray has been highlighted on the gun blogosphere before when he stood up for Jim Zumbo’s statements about “assault weapons”.  Needless to say, he’d be a long shot.  He’d have to run by petition, because there’s no way the nominating committee is going to give him space on the ballot, but keep in mind, there are NRA members who don’t know much about Wray, other than his outdoor writings.  It’s never a good idea to take this stuff for granted, so I’m glad Bitter found this tidbit.

The Supreme Court isn’t the only institution that’s gotten a boost in the polling data from Heller.  I wonder how the Brady Campaign and VPC are polling post Heller?  That pesky constitution’s a bitch isn’t it?

SayUncle notices that some gun rights groups are going to be stacking up some serious legal bills, and encourages you to donate.  I couldn’t agree more.  Also, I would add to that list, the California Rifile and Pistol Association, who have joined NRA in the suit against San Francisco, which challenges the ban on firearms in Public Housing.

Interesting side note, the Plaintiff in the San Francisco case is a gay man who wants to be able to protect himself.  So much for the notion of us being a bunch of cousin humping, gay hating rednecks eh?

So pony up and donate some bucks, or join these fine organizations.  The outcome of all this will depend on hiring the very best attorneys, and that’s often not a cheap proposition.

UPDATE: See this bit linked by Random Nuclear Strikes as well.

According to the LA Times, it’s because we’re winning.  SayUncle says: “I find it amusing that the LAT felt it had to spin NRA’s success as a negative.”  It’s hard to accept it when your agenda is going down the drain.

Remember that VCDL open carry dinner we posted about a month ago?  Seems the reporter left out some important context.  Go to the VCDL Web Site and scroll down to watch the video.  It seems it was a bonafide VCDL event, compete with a state delegate.  I would have updated on this sooner if I had known.

Some interesting statistics on how NRA members vote.  I hope blog readers who are eligible to vote in NRA elections do so.  It’s really the only way to make sure your views are represented in Fairfax.  Bitter thinks participation is low because of the lack of star power.  I actually don’t tend to vote for the celebrities because they don’t usually need any help getting votes.  I tend to pick about 6 or so candidates, and leave it at that.  Here’s a poll to answer some questions I’m curious about:

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Bitter takes Paul Helmke to task on some of his claims poo pooing the power of NRA endorsements.  It’s a case of “pot, meet kettle.”